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Merle Woo was born on 24 October, 1941 in San Francisco, California, is an American poet. Discover Merle Woo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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academic, poet and activist |
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82 years old |
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Scorpio |
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24 October, 1941 |
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24 October |
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San Francisco, California |
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United States
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Merle Woo Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Merle Woo Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Merle Woo worth at the age of 82 years old? Merle Woo’s income source is mostly from being a successful poet. She is from United States. We have estimated Merle Woo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Merle Woo is an American academic, poet and activist who has been described as "a leading member of the Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party".
Woo was born in San Francisco, California on October 24, 1941 to a Chinese father and a Korean mother, Richard and Helene Woo.
Woo attended Catholic schools, as her parents believed them to be better than public schools.
In 1965, Woo received a B.A. in English from San Francisco State University.
It was while she was studying for her M.A. that Woo witnessed the 1968–69 Third World Student Strikes at the University, which had a huge impact on her becoming an activist.
Woo also believes that these strikes had a positive impact on her ability to later find work.
In 1969, Woo received a M.A. in English literature from San Francisco State University.
While in college Woo met and married her husband, with whom she had two children.
After completing her degree in 1969 Woo began working at San Francisco State University with their Equal Opportunity Program, where she taught Lesbian Literature, among other classes.
By the late 1970s, Woo had come out as a lesbian.
In 1977 Woo performed in Lonny Kaneko's play Lady is Dying.
She was later given a job offer by the University of California, Berkeley, where she began teaching in 1978 until she was fired in 1982 due to openly criticizing the way the Ethnic Studies Department was run and stating that they were a result of right wing activities.
Her essay "Letter to Ma" was selected for inclusion in the 1981 feminist anthology This Bridge Called My Back.
She also participated in a performance group named Unbound Feet with Nellie Wong and Kitty Tsui, which dispersed in 1981.
Woo has also published a play, Home Movies: A Dramatic Monologue, which has been described as an "outcry against both sexism and racism".
She fought against the dismissal and was briefly reinstated in 1984, upon which point she formed the Merle Woo Defense Committee to ensure that all issues would be heard.
In 1986 Berkeley declined to renew Woo's teaching contract, a move she believed to be discrimination and retaliation.
Woo once again successfully fought against the dismissal, winning a union arbitration against the university in 1989.
She went on to teach at San Francisco State University and San Jose State University.
